The TSA prepares to expand its "trusted travelers" expedited screening program, and airlines spend their cash on upgrading the passenger experience. WSJ Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney on what's in store for travelers in 2013.

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... however come to expect less from the airline industry smaller seeds longer security lines and fewer free amenities ... but twenty thirteen could be the year of More Scott McCartney joins us from Dallas was summer the de tails got thanks for being here ... didn't really get ... so now this is a pretty interesting thing that I think it caught my attention is the same as I saw in the case that security lines can be shorter I would really love to ... to have that be the case can you tell me more about why that might be coming our way next year ... yet it's it's quite interesting and see its eight pilot a program in two thousand and twelve ... coal project where ... you go through background check you become a trusted traveler ... end to end at ... thirty five airports now there are no lines where you can just go through ... with issues on weaker ... and weaker liquids and laptop in your bag and walk through metal detector ... old fashioned security it's the it's the it's sufficient ... in people are in it ... really love it ... aam the problem is there I know a whole lot of people in it ... and so were those planes at the checkpoints are underutilized it's a really wants to get ... more people into preaching ... aam and Southern are studying ways to make it easier for people to enroll ... to ... expand the program to international flights ... to get a lot more people going through the speedy lanes and endowment the ... lead better in the rest of the lanes ... as well and they say make security better because they can focus more on people they don't know anything about ... but now the problem that I had was with ... the pilot is that it's expensive this is what is the hundred dollars for for five years is that going to be part of their solution to drop that the making ... yes ... that's one thing they're looking at so hundred dollars for five years due to the tothe the global entry per gram ... which by itself it's worth of full bought four of frequent Travelers seemed ... to fly internationally lawful entry into Customs and border protection program ... and you become a trusted traveler then you go through an interview you go through background checks fingerprinting ... aam and then when you come back into the country and so the waiting a long line ... at you know you're planted in the right to a key OS ... which are passport and and and your pride your way you ... really save a lot I'm through both passport exam and in the customs check ... on and so what that the two agencies of dance that will appear in your trusted by what he can be trusted by the other ... two watcher in global entry you can be in TSA preach at ... the twenty s is now looking at is is something that it would be long lines of ... global ... trade late ... it was up and reduced the reduced benefits easier ... application process people were without a passport for example ... would be able to get him to preach at them and so that's one way that they wanted to allow more people signed up ... we'll definitely keep an eye out for that and and dismissal profits a little bit here one of the other ... way is to say we'll see more next year is in the way of wife buys these flatbed seats in cabin amenities ... I why Fi is is interesting it's it's really getting into a saturation point in two thousand and thirteen ... up several airlines so large and small Delta Hanson on average every wine Virgin America has that ... aam you a lot of airlines have pushed hard for this um but two thousand thirteen ... American land it ... throughout its fleet on United won't get close to half of its fleet ... of Southwest is is trucking along with that the Senate several hundred airplanes ... it what with that of JetBlue will even have its first white biplane ... next year ... so aam and so that's really moving along ... expanded legroom in a company is is moving along something that the Delta rolled out last year United this ... for several years of American will will be rolling out in the in the coming year ... um so more options for travelers and reducing their alliance ... non many of them are now making money and so they're starting to ... try and catch up on a lot of ... refurbishment and non arm popped it up a seat that they needed to do in years past the turn of foot to now ... it sounds like more of everything including potentially more things Scott lot more on that in tomorrow's paper thank you so much for joining us